Ivan Philippovich Makarov is author of his memoir Born Under a Lucky Star, which details his time as a Red Army soldier during WWII.
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As a Russian recruit in World War II, Ivan Makarov witnessed General Chuikov pull out his pistol and shoot their regimental commander as a traitor. That was on his first day at the front. Thrown into an open field to face German tanks and artillery fire, ... SEE MORE